2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

Cincinnati mayoral election, 2005

November 8, 2005

Candidate Mark Mallory David A. Pepper Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 37,206 34,268 Percentage 52.06% 47.94%

Mayor before election Charlie Luken Democratic Elected mayor Mark Mallory Democratic

The 2005 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 13 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.

Candidates

• Sylvan Grisco
• Justin Jeffre, member of boy band 98 Degrees
• Mark Mallory, assistant Minority Leader in the Ohio Senate
• Sandra Queen Noble
• David A. Pepper, Cincinnati City Council member
• Alicia Reece, Cincinnati City Council member
• Charlie Winburn, former Cincinnati City Council member

Primary election

Primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Pepper	13,493	31.04
	Democratic	Mark Mallory	13,347	30.70
	Republican	Charlie Winburn	9,098	20.93
	Democratic	Alicia Reece	6,552	15.07
	Independent	Justin Jeffre	730	1.68
	Republican	Sylvan Grisco	131	0.30
	Independent	Sandra Queen Noble	119	0.27
Total votes			43,470	100.00

General election

Cincinnati mayoral election, 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Mallory	37,206	52.06
	Democratic	David Pepper	34,268	47.94
Total votes			71,474	100.00